Combination cravat and collar.



J. G. DAUBER.

COMBINATION CRAVAT AND COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJZ, 1914.

1, 1 79,901 Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANUORAPH :0-. WASHINGTON, D. c.

eonne. nausea, or- LAKESIDE, OHIO.

COMBINATION CRAVAT AND COLLAR.

S pecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

Application filed August 12, 1914. Serial No. 856,394.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN G. DAUBER, citizen of the United States, residing at Lakeside,in the county of Ottawa and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Comblnation Cra- I vats and Collars, of which the followmg is a specification. My invention relates to new and useful improvements in articles of neck wear and has for its principal object the provision of a combination tie and collar which par takes in some respects of the nature of a stock but differs therefrom in such manner as to make it more comfortable when in use. l l

A. further object is to provide a combination collar and tie which is formed from a single piece of wash silk or other mate rial which hasa decorative and ornamental appearance and may be cheaply manufac tured and may be soft laundered at a relatively small cost.

Another and more specific object of my invention is to form from a single piece of material a combination collar and tie whichconsists essentially in a tie portion intermediate the length of which is provided a pair of cape members, one of which is equipped with a buttonhole, adapted to be engaged by the back button of a shirt neck band, and covered by the other cape when the article has been properly folded and applied to the wearers neck.

The above recited and other incidental objects of a similar nature are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the fol lowing specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the claim, which is appended hereto and forms a part of this application.

With reference to the drawings, wherein there has been illustrated the preferred em bodiment of this invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the combination collar and tie in use. Fig. 2 is a back or rear view illustrating the article as applied to the wearers neck. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the article before it is folded preparatory to being applied to the wearers neck. Fig. 4 is a plan View showing the article as it is folded before the tie portions are knotted.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention illustrated particularly and in detail in Figs. 3 and 4, the combination collar and tie is formed from a single length or strip of suitable fabric such as wash silk or mercerized cotton. The approximate central portion 10 of the blank or strip of material constitutes the collar portion from opposite sides of which extend a pair of capes l1 and 12. From the ends of the collar portion 10 extend a pair of tie strands 13 and 14, the latter of which is of greater length than the former. The cape member 11 is substantially semi-circular in outline, as shown in Fig. 8. The member 12 is less in width although equal in length to the cape member 11. While the member 12 appears upon cursory inspection of Fig. 3 to be semi-circular it will be seen upon a more careful inspection that its edge is not a true curve but is flattened for a considerable distance at its central portion, as indicated at 15. Adjacent the relatively straight edge portion 15 of the member 12 is formed a button-hole 16 which is adapted to receive the back button of the shirt band when the article is in use. The edge of the member 11 merges gradually into the straight edges of the members 13 and 14, as indicated at 18 and 19 and the edge of the cape 12 merges into the straight edges of the members 14 and 13, as shown at 20 and 21 in Fig. 8. The terminals of the tie bands 13 and 14 are out along diagonal lines 22 and 23 so as to form substantially V-shaped terminals.

It is now to be observed that the entire perimeter of the article is hemmed, as indicated at 25 so that there will be no liability of raveling.

Before the article is applied to the wearers neck it is first folded on a longitudinal line 24 which is the common median line of the end tie strands l3 and 14 so as to assume the form shown in Fig. 4. After the article has thus been folded the button-hole 16 of the cape 12 is engaged with the back button of the shirt band. It will now be apparent that since the cape .11 is of greater width than the cape 12 it will effectually cover and conceal the collar button. After the tie strands have been passed about the neck, as shown in Fig. 2, they may be tied in either a four-in-hand or bow knot as desired by the wearer. By referring to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the cape 11 is draped against the base of the wearers neck and when the article has been properly applied it imparts a neat and smart appearance.

t will, of course, be apparent after perusal of the foregoing description, that my combination collar and tie may be eiiiciently employed as a substitute for the ordinary stifl' collar and separate tie.

It will be noted that the points 26 produced by the diagonal edges 22 and 23 serve as guides which enable the wearer to accurately fold the article along the longitudinal median line of the tie portions. This feature will beclear upon reference to Figs. 3 and 4: particularly. I

Havingthus described my invention what I claim as new is I In an article of the class described an intermediate collar portion, tie portions extending from the opposite ends of the said collar portion, one of said tie portions being of less length than the other, and cape portions constituting extensions of the opposite sides of the collar portion and having their outer'edges extending along continuously curved lines merging with the lateral edges of the tie portions, one of said cape portions being of greater width than the other said portion and the said other cape portion being provided with means for connection with the neck band of a shirt, the article being designed to be folded longitudinally along a line extend ing medially of the tie portions whereby the lateral edges of each tie portion will register when the article is so folded and whereby the wider cape portion will extend below the lower edge of the other cape portion and conceal the said attaching means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN G. DAUBER.

Witnesses:

An. G. WI-IARTON, E. E. BRAITHWAITE.

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